[When Abraham and Sarah had promised them a son]

[When Abraham and Sarah had promised them a son]

Composer: Frederick Arthur Graves (1899)
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Composer: Frederick Arthur Graves

Rv Frederick Arthur Graves USA 1856-1927. Born at Williamstown, MA, he was raised in a Christian family, but was orphaned at age 9 after the death of his father, a taylor, then three years later his mother (tuberculosis), he lived on a farm with a family names Hollis that worked him hard and treated him poorly. He was diagnosed with epilepsy when 14. At 21 he moved to Nobles County, MN, and it seemed that his seizures had stopped. Grateful for that, he served the American Sunday School Union as an organizer and evangelist. He was musical, and after age 35 wrote 43 songs. He, with wife Vina, raised three children, Arthur, Irene, and Carl. He studied Bible and music in Chicago, IL and Northfield, MA. Returning to Minneapolis and hear… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [When Abraham and Sarah had promised them a son]
Composer: Frederick Arthur Graves (1899)
Incipit: 55534 53121 16555
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #5617
Text: The Power of God
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The Cyber Hymnal #5617

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